Russian Orthodox Church Archives, Records

Finding Aid

IHRC

Immigration History Research Center, College of Liberal Arts, University of Minnesota

Descriptive summary

Creator:

Russian Greek Orthodox Catholic Church of North America. Alaska Diocese.

Dates:

1733-1966

Abstract:

Records of the Russian Greek Orthodox Catholic Church, Alaska Diocese, comprise records of the Diocese and of the Russian Orthodox Church Archives. Records of the Archives contain correspondence, reports, registers, and other Church records. The bulk of the records concern the Khvikhpak (Yukon) River Mission. These cover the foundation of the mission from 1845 up to 1959. Also included are correspondence and parish records books of the mission; parish records of various other churches in Alaska; and an index to the records of the Alaska church collection of the Russian Orthodox Greek Catholic Church of North America, which is held at the Library of Congress.

Quantity:

13 microfilm reels.

Language:

Mainly in Russian.

Collection ID:

IHRC2328

HISTORICAL SKETCH

DESCRIPTION OF THE COLLECTION

ACCESS RESTRICTIONS

The Russian Orthodox Church Archives collection is available for public research.

OWNERSHIP & LITERARY RIGHTS

The Russian Orthodox Church Archives collection is the physical property of the Immigration History Reseach Center, University of Minnesota.

For further information regrading the copyright, please contact the IHRC.

CITE AS

The Russian Orthodox Church Archives Records, Russian American Collection, Immigration History Research Center, University of Minnesota